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Status Card: A Double-Edged Sword
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In continuing this week’s topic about Identity, I thought that I would focus on the identity through identification...

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Nov 15, 20225 min read


Cultural Appropriation: Identity
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, the Reconcicli-ACTION YEG writers are continuing our November theme of cultural misappropriation, and as...

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Nov 14, 20224 min read


Remembrance Day 2022: Interview with Nathaniel Sukhdeo
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, our authors have been commemorating the actions of Indigenous Veterans including the significant...

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Nov 11, 20226 min read


Enoch Cree Nation - an Unauthorized Bombing Range in WWII
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we have been highlighting the significant contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous peoples to the war...

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Nov 10, 20224 min read


Fighting for Canadian's Rights & Losing Indian Status
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today’s post is about enfranchisement, and how many Indigenous veterans lost their Indian status after serving in the...

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Nov 9, 20223 min read


Lest we forget: Indigenous Veteran’s Day
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, November 8, 1994, commemorated the very first Indigenous Veteran’s Day in Canada. I must admit that until recently I...

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Nov 8, 20225 min read


The Cree Code Talkers of the Second World War
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, There is no doubt that there are complicated relations between the Canadian state and many Indigenous people. The...

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Nov 7, 20222 min read


Cultural Appropriation & Intellectual Property Laws
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week the writers at Reconcili-ACTION YEG have been discussing cultural appropriation. As a quick review, cultural...

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Nov 4, 20223 min read


Cultural Appreciation- A “How-To” Guide for Non-Indigenous People
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we have been looking at cultural appropriation. Today, we will look at how cultural appreciation can advance...

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Nov 3, 20224 min read


Does Canada need a repatriation law?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today’s post is about the repatriation of Indigenous cultural artifacts that have been wrongfully taken or stolen from...

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Nov 2, 20223 min read


Native Hobbyism
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today we are going to continue the theme of cultural appropriation or as some like to call it “cultural...

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Nov 1, 20224 min read


Beyond "My Culture is Not a Costume": The Negative Impacts of Dressing as a 'Native' for Halloween
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Halloween is here, which means that children and adults alike are dressing up in costumes and outfits to become someone...

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Oct 31, 20223 min read


A 600km Commute
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Imagine being 13 years old, packing your bags, and moving away from home. You are being sent to live at a boarding...

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Oct 28, 20224 min read


Learning Nêhiyawêwin - Raven's Story
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, One great casualty of residential schools was Indigenous languages. After being taken from their communities, First...

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Oct 27, 20224 min read


Closing the Gap: Improving Educational Attainment and Success for Indigenous Peoples
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, When it comes to the level of attainment and success in the education system, there is a big gap between Indigenous and...

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Oct 26, 20223 min read


Shannen's Dream
Today’s story is about a young Indigenous woman who led the Students Helping Students campaign to have a school built in her home village...

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Oct 25, 202210 min read


The Implications of Funding Deficiencies of On-Reserve Schools in Canada
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last week on the blog, we talked about the importance of education in our province and how the inclusion of Indigenous...

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Oct 24, 20223 min read


Call to Action 62 & K-12 Education
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from my son’s teacher- he was in trouble. The phone call was unusual...

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Oct 21, 20222 min read


Teaching Indigenous Plant Medicine at amiskwaciy Academy
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today we will be exploring some ways in which the Edmonton Public School Board is incorporating Indigenous knowledge...

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Oct 20, 20224 min read


A Firsthand Account of Teaching Indigenous Content in Schools
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we’ve been focusing on Indigenous educational content in schools. For today’s post, I interviewed my...

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Oct 19, 20223 min read
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